Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Blanding, Utah, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°34'59"N by 109°28'59"W)
Distance from MPN to BDG:
6,900.46 miles (11,105.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), Blanding, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,900 miles (or 11,105 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between RAF Mount Pleasant and Blanding Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between RAF Mount Pleasant and Blanding Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPN / EGYP |
| Airport Name: | RAF Mount Pleasant |
| Location: | Falkland Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPN |
| More Information: | MPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDG / KBDG |
| Airport Name: | Blanding Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Blanding, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'59"N by 109°28'59"W |
| Area Served: | Blanding, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Blanding City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5868 feet (1,789 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDG |
| More Information: | BDG Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- The furthest airport from RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Mount Pleasant (meaning RAF Mount Pleasant is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- There is also a Joint Communications Unit providing the electronic warfare and command and control systems for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
- A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
Facts about Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG):
- The closest airport to Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) is Monticello Airport (MXC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of BDG.
- Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,915 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Blanding Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,868 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BDG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BDG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) ENE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 411.26 miles (661.86 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 436.01 miles (701.69 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 456.25 miles (734.26 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 464.92 miles (748.22 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 528.53 miles (850.58 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 556.72 miles (895.95 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 584.36 miles (940.44 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 599.56 miles (964.90 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 601.53 miles (968.06 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 609.10 miles (980.26 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 672.15 miles (1,081.72 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 674.52 miles (1,085.53 km) NNW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 697.24 miles (1,122.10 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 698.92 miles (1,124.81 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.54 miles (19,879.44 km) NNW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,240.66 miles (19,699.38 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 12,225.65 miles (19,675.23 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,165.02 miles (19,577.65 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,163.56 miles (19,575.30 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,161.86 miles (19,572.56 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,116.50 miles (19,499.57 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,085.27 miles (19,449.31 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,060.10 miles (19,408.80 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 10 | 12,047.43 miles (19,388.42 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,038.25 miles (19,373.64 km) NE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,958.17 miles (19,244.76 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,944.51 miles (19,222.77 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,908.88 miles (19,165.43 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.35 miles (40.79 km) NNE | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| 2 | 50.76 miles (81.68 km) ESE | Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) | Cortez, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 67.41 miles (108.49 km) W | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 72.60 miles (116.84 km) SW | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 82.29 miles (132.43 km) N | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 89.74 miles (144.42 km) ENE | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 90.27 miles (145.27 km) SE | Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 92.42 miles (148.73 km) ESE | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 99.55 miles (160.20 km) ESE | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 107.58 miles (173.13 km) NE | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 117.21 miles (188.64 km) WSW | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 118.30 miles (190.39 km) NNE | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 134.30 miles (216.13 km) SSW | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 134.77 miles (216.89 km) E | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) W | Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,132.12 miles (17,915.37 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,023.73 miles (17,740.93 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,975.35 miles (17,663.06 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,805.28 miles (17,389.36 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,695.76 miles (17,213.11 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,680.10 miles (17,187.91 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,650.26 miles (17,139.88 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,581.53 miles (17,029.28 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,543.80 miles (16,968.57 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,535.74 miles (16,955.59 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,516.66 miles (16,924.89 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,496.74 miles (16,892.82 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,486.08 miles (16,875.66 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,482.65 miles (16,870.15 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |